Whilst searching the web for a comprehensive resource to help me to decide what monitor to buy, I came across this great thread on the AnandTech Forums:
The thread is segmented into different purposes you may require monitors for. Here is the section related to Design:
o High contrast at medium brightness
o Accurate color/gamma curve
o Good text reproduction
o Wide gamut (92% W-CCFL or >100% LED) preferred for CMYK/print matching
1. 25.5″: NEC MultiSync LCD2690WUXi-BK, 1920×1200 (16:10)
o Panel: soft anti-glare H-IPS w/ A-TW-Pol, 92% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DVI-I, DVI-D (HDCP), VGA
o Scaling: Full, Aspect, 1:1, Custom
o Input Lag: 40.33 ms, avg (In House)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, Pivot, VESA Mount
2. 30″: NEC MultiSync LCD3090WQXi-BK, 2560×1600 (16:10)
o Panel: hard anti-glare H-IPS, 85% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DVI-D DL (HDCP), DVI-I
o Scaling: Full, Aspect, 1:1, Custom
o Input Lag: 40.5 ms, avg (prad)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, Pivot, VESA Mount
3. 30″: Dell UltraSharp 3008WFP, 2560×1600 (16:10)
o Panel: hard anti-glare S-IPS, 117% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D DL (HDCP), VGA, Component, S-Video, Composite, 4-Port USB Hub, 9-in-2 Media Card Reader
o Scaling: Full, Aspect, 1:1
o Input Lag: 33 ms, avg (Estimate) (inferred from prad, BeHardware, and HotHardware’s findings)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, VESA Mount
4. 30″: Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC, 2560×1600 (16:10)
o Panel: hard anti-glare S-IPS, 92% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DVI-D DL (HDCP), 2-Port USB Hub, 4-in-1 Media Card Reader, CF Slot
o Scaling: None
o Input Lag: 28 ms, avg (Source)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, VESA Mount
5. 24″: HP LP2475w, 1920×1200 (16:10)
o Panel: soft anti-glare H-IPS, 102% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DisplayPort (HDCP), HDMI, DVI-I, Component, S-Video, Composite, 6-Port USB Hub
o Input Lag: 33 ms, avg (prad)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, Pivot, VESA Mount
o Scaling: Full, Aspect, 1:1
6. 25.5″: Planar PX2611W, 1920×1200 (16:10)
o Panel: anti-glare H-IPS, 92% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DVI-D (HDCP), VGA, 4-Port USB Hub
o Input Lag: 16 ms, avg (ToastyX)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, VESA Mount
o Scaling: Full, Aspect, 1:1
7. 25.5″: DoubleSight DS-265W, 1920×1200 (16:10)
o Panel: anti-glare H-IPS, 92% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DVI-D (HDCP), VGA, Component
o Scaling: Full
o Input Lag: 16 ms, avg (Estimate)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, Pivot, VESA Mount
8. 27″: Dell UltraSharp 2709W, 1920×1200 (16:10)
o Panel: anti-glare S-PVA, 110% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DisplayPort, HDMI, 2 x DVI-D DL (HDCP), VGA, Component, Composite, 4-Port USB Hub, 9-in-2 Media Card Reader
o Scaling: Full, Aspect, 1:1
o Input Lag: 47 ms, avg (prad)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, VESA Mount
9. 30″: Samsung SyncMaster 305T, 2560×1600 (16:10)
o Panel: hard anti-glare S-PVA, 92% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DVI-D DL, 4-Port USB Hub
o Scaling: [Unknown]
o Input Lag: 29.3 ms, avg (DigitalVersus)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, VESA Mount
10. 24″: Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP, 1920×1200 (16:10)
o Panel: anti-glare S-PVA, 102% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D (HDCP), VGA, Component, S-Video, Composite, 4-Port USB Hub, 9-in-2 Media Card Reader
o Scaling: Full, Aspect, 1:1
o Input Lag: 33 ms, avg (gorobei)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, Pivot, VESA Mount
o High contrast at medium brightness
o Accurate color/gamma curve
o sRGB (72% NTSC) gamut for better screen matching
1. 24.1″: NEC MultiSync LCD2490WUXi-BK, 1920×1200 (16:10)
o Panel: soft anti-glare H-IPS w/ A-TW-Pol, 72% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DVI-I, DVI-D (HDCP), VGA
o Scaling: Full, Aspect, 1:1, Custom
o Input Lag: 33 ms, avg (Estimate)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, Pivot, VESA Mount
2. 21.3″: NEC MultiSync LCD2190UXi-BK, 1600×1200 (4:3)
o Panel: anti-glare S-IPS, 72% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DVI-D, DVI-I, VGA
o Scaling: Full, Aspect, 1:1, Custom
o Input Lag: 16 ms, avg (Estimate)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, Pivot, VESA Mount
3. 20.1″: NEC MultiSync LCD2090UXi-BK, 1600×1200 (4:3)
o Panel: anti-glare S-IPS, 72% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DVI-D, DVI-I, VGA
o Scaling: Full, Aspect, 1:1, Custom
o Input Lag: 16 ms, avg (Estimate)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, Pivot, VESA Mount
4. 21.3″: NEC MultiSync LCD2190UXp-BK, 1600×1200 (4:3)
o Panel: anti-glare S-PVA, 72% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DVI-D, DVI-I, VGA
o Scaling: Full, Aspect, 1:1, Custom
o Input Lag: 16 ms, avg (Estimate)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, Pivot, VESA Mount
5. 19″: NEC MultiSync LCD1990FXp-BK, 1280×1024 (5:4)
o Panel: anti-glare S-PVA, 72% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DVI-D, VGA
o Scaling: [Unknown]
o Input Lag: 16 ms, avg (Estimate)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, Pivot, VESA Mount
o Notes: S-PVA panel. Not supported by SpectraView II, and not quite as high caliber as other NEC 90s series monitors, but still a good photo editing candidate. Not the best monitor for fast motion, but perhaps adequate. Info about the similar LCD1990SX is unavailable.
6. 22″: Dell UltraSharp 2209WA, 1680×1050 (16:10)
o Panel: hard anti-glare e-IPS, 72% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: DVI-D (HDCP), VGA, 4-Port USB Hub
o Scaling: Full, Aspect
o Input Lag: 20.6 ms, avg (8 – 20.6 – 30)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Tilt, Swivel, Pivot, VESA Mount
7. 20.1″: HP LP2065, 1600×1200 (4:3)
o Panel: hard anti-glare S-IPS/AMVA, 72% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: 2 x DVI-I, 4-Port USB Hub
o Scaling: [Unknown]
o Input Lag: 33 ms, avg (Estimate)
o Ergonomics: Height Adjustment, Swivel, Tilt, Pivot, VESA Mount
o Info: official specs | prad
o Notes: Panel lottery between S-IPS/AMVA panels. Both panels have their good merits. Aggressive anti-glare coating might be annoying to some.
Use these panels for non-critical work only. If you work for a professional design company, use the ones above this line.
8. 24″: BenQ G2400WD, 1920×1200 (16:10)
o Panel: anti-glare TN, 72% NTSC, 16.7M colors
o Inputs: HDMI, DVI-D (HDCP), VGA
o Scaling: Full, Aspect, 1:1
o Input Lag: 1.9 ms, avg (Inferred from G2400W)
o Ergonomics: Tilt, VESA Mount
o Info: official specs | prad
o Notes: Better quality than Samsung 245BW, cheaper. Less scaling lag than 2493HM and better out-of-the-box colors. 1:1 support. You can use the G2400WD as an alternative to other pricey models for photo editing, but it does have problems with viewing angle stability due to the TN panel and you’ll want to be aware of this. Don’t use it for mission-critical work.
Full credit to those over at the AnandTech Forums who created this list.
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